Автор - Anne Perry
A Breach of Promise
Автор: Anne PerryЖанр: Иностранная литература
In a sensational breach of promise suit, two wealthy social climbers are suing on behalf of their beautiful daughter, Zillah. The defendant is Zillah's alleged fiancé, brilliant young architect Killian Melville, who adamantly declares that he will not, cannot, marry her. Utterly baffled by his client's refusal, Melville's counsel, Sir Oliver Rathbone, turns to his old comrades in crime -investigator William Monk and nurse Hester Latterly. But even as they scout London for clues, the case suddenly and tragically ends. An outcome that no one -except a ruthless murderer- could have foreseen.
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A Dangerous Mourning
Автор: Anne PerryЖанр: Иностранная литература
No breath of scandal has ever touched the aristocratic Moidore family, but then Sir Basil Moidore's beautiful widowed daughter is stabbed to death in her own bed. Inspector Monk is ordered to find the killer, and as he gropes through the shadows, he approaches an astonishing solution.
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A Sudden, Fearful Death
Автор: Anne PerryЖанр: Иностранная литература
Another Perry mystery that highlights the frustrating status of women in Victorian England. The story hinges on society's low opinion of nurses and of both single and married women who seek abortions. A talented nurse is found strangled, and Inspector Monk and his friends, a nurse and a lawyer, follow the clues to see that the murderer will hang. It is difficult to decide which element is the author's true forte-the details of everyday life or the suspenseful courtroom dialogues. The plot has many twists and turns. Readers may suspect some of the answers, but surprises continue right until the last page. The opening chapters place readers in a subplot that provides background on different characters. The shift in the action is slightly confusing as these people are rarely mentioned again. However, Perry fans will not be disappointed, and newcomers will be entertained by a good mystery as they enter the world of Victorian high society.
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Brunswick Gardens
Автор: Anne PerryЖанр: Иностранная литература
A century ago, Charles Darwin's revolutionary theory of evolution rocked the civilized world, and the outraged Anglican church went on the warpath against it. In a mansion in London 's affluent Brunswick Gardens, the battle is intense, as that most respected clergyman, the Reverend Ramsay Parmenter, is boldly challenged by his beautiful assistant, Unity Bellwood – a "new woman" whose feminism and aggressive Darwinism he finds appalling. When Unity, three months pregnant, tumbles down the Parmenter's staircase to her death, Thomas Pitt, commander of the Bow Street police station, is virtually certain that one of the three deeply devout men in the house committed murder. Could it have been the Reverend Parmenter, his handsome curate, or his Roman Catholic son?
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Cain His Brother
Автор: Anne PerryЖанр: Иностранная литература
In his family life, Angus Stonefield had been gentle and loving; in business, a man of probity; and in his relationship with his twin brother, Caleb, a virtual saint. Now Angus is missing, and it appears more than possible that Caleb-a creature long since abandoned to depravity-has murdered him.Hired to find the missing man, William Monk puts himself into his shoes, searching for clues to Angus's fate and his vicious brother's whereabouts. Slowly, Monk inches toward the truth-and also, unwittingly, toward the destruction of his good name and livelihood…
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Luto riguroso
Автор: Anne PerryЖанр: Иностранная литература
Nunca se había visto envuelto en el escándalo el aristocrático clan de los Moidore, una de las mejores familias de Londres, a cuya mansión de Queen Anne Street acuden los más encumbrados personajes. Ahora, sin embargo, la bella hija de sir Basil ha aparecido apuñalada en su propia cama y la noticia corre de boca en boca por la ciudad. El inspector William Monk recibe la orden de encontrar al asesino sin demora, aunque evitando causarle mayores trastornos a una familia ya abrumada por la tragedia. Monk se halla aún bajo los efectos de la amnesia que le dejó como secuela un grave accidente, pero sus facultades continúan intactas y, con la ayuda de Hester Latterly, se aproxima paso a paso a un asombroso descubrimiento.
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Los anarquistas de Long Spoon Lane
Автор: Anne PerryЖанр: Иностранная литература
En el verano de 1893 una explosión hace arder varios edificios. Thomas Pitt participa en la persecución de varios hombres que se refugian en una casa de Long Spoon Lane. Tras un intercambio de disparos la policía entra en el lugar y se encuentra con que uno de los anarquistas tiene un tiro en la cabeza, sus compañeros culpan a la policía y se trata de un miembro de la aristocracia.Para resolver el caso, Pitt se verá obligado a aliarse con un viejo enemigo y ex miembro del Círculo Interior, Sir Charles Voisey.
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La médium de Southampton Row
Автор: Anne PerryЖанр: Иностранная литература
Londres, Junio de 1892. Pronto habrá elecciones. El clima está caldeado. En el Parlamento y en las calles se discute sobre la autonomía de Irlanda. La reducción de la jornada laboral a ocho horas, el coste y la preservación del Imperio, el derecho al voto de las mujeres. Los liberales creen que podrán acceder al poder; los conservadores, que deben jugar todas sus bazas para no perderlo. Y una de sus principales cartas es Charles Voisey, el acérrimo enemigo del superintendente Thomas Pitt.Voisey va a presentarse a un escaño en un distrito electoral conflictivo. Pitt, que, pese al éxito de la resolución del complot de Whitechapel, ha vuelto a ser destinado a la Brigada Especial, recibe la orden de vigilar todos sus pasos. Sin embargo, cuando la médium consultada por toda la alta sociedad victoriana aparece muerta en su casa en sospechosas circunstancias, Pitt es apartado de sus actuales obligaciones para indagar en este extraño crimen. Ignora que ambos casos pueden estar más relacionados de lo previsto.
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Dark Assassin
Автор: Anne PerryЖанр: Иностранная литература
A superintendent in the Thames River Police, William Monk is on a patrol boat near Waterloo Bridge when he and his men notice a young couple standing at the railing, apparently engaged in an intense discussion. The woman places her hands on the man's shoulders. Is it a caress or a push? He grasps her. To save her or kill her? Seconds later, the pair plunges to death in the icy waters. Has Monk witnessed an accident, a suicide, or a murder? The ensuing investigation leads him toward a conspiracy that reverberates into the highest levels of Her Majesty's government.
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Death Of A Stranger
Автор: Anne PerryЖанр: Иностранная литература
Hester Monk's voluntary work in Coldbath Square is increasingly demanding. Every night she tends to a stream of women of the streets who have been injured or become ill as a result of their trade. But the injuries are becoming more serious, and now a body has been discovered in one of the area's brothels. The dead man is none other than the wealthy and respectable Nolan Baltimore, head of Baltimore and Sons, a successful railway company. With calls for the police to clean up the streets, Hester decides she must intervene to protect these women who stand to lose everything. Meanwhile her husband, William Monk, has been approached by Katrina Harcus, who suspects that the company her fiance works for may be guilty of fraud. That company is Baltimore and Sons. As Monk endeavours to prevent a serious crime, possibly even a tragedy, taking place, he faces some staggering revelations. And with the link between the two cases becoming ever clearer, Monk finds that the time has come to confront his own demons – even if it means losing all that he now holds dear…
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Defensa O Traición
Автор: Anne PerryЖанр: Иностранная литература
Cuándo el general Thaddeus Carlyon, insigne veterano del Imperio de Su Majestad, muere en una elegante fiesta londinense, nadie sospecha que se trate de un asesinato. Sin embargo, la bella esposa del general, Alexandra, se confiesa autora del crimen, lo que causará una profunda conmoción en la aristocracia victoriana. El detective Wílliam Monk trabajará, incansablemente junto a Oliver Rathbone, su colaborador habitual y abogado defensor de Alexandra Carlyon, para conseguir salvar la vida de la acusada. Defensa o traición, es la tercera novela de la serie de misterio victoriano protagonizada. por el detective William Monk.
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Der Verräter von Westminster
Автор: Anne PerryЖанр: Иностранная литература
DAS BUCH 1895: Politischer Aufruhr erschüttert ganz Europa. Inspektor Thomas Pitt will einen wichtigen Informanten treffen, doch dieser wird im letzten Moment ermordet. Pitt verfolgt gemeinsam mit einem Kollegen den mutmaßlichen Täter. Als dieser über den Kanal flieht, observiert Pitt ihn in Frankreich weiter. Kaum ist er aus London fort, wird sein Vorgesetzter Narraway wegen angeblicher Veruntreuung von Geldern von seinem Amt suspendiert. Um die dahintersteckende Intrige aufzudecken und sich zu rehabilitieren, bricht er nach Irland auf. Pitts Ehefrau Charlotte begleitet ihn, da sie weiß, dass die Karriere ihres Mannes von Narraway abhängt. Die Recherchen in Dublin sind mühselig und gefährlich. Und auch Pitt wird immer tiefer in seinen Fall in Frankreich verstrickt. Zu spät merken die beiden, dass es ihre wahren Gegner genau darauf angelegt haben, sie aus England fortzulocken. Denn dort planen sie einen fürchterlichen Coup, der das ganze Empire erschüttern soll. »Anne Perry konfrontiert uns mit moralischen und politischen Fragen, die unseren modernen nur allzu nahe kommen.« Los Angeles Times DIE AUTORIN Anne Perry, 1938 in London geboren und in Neuseeland aufgewachsen, lebt und schreibt in Schottland. Ihre historischen Kriminalromane zeichnen ein lebendiges Bild des spätviktorianischen London. Weltweit haben sich die Bücher von Anne Perry bereits über zehn Millionen Mal verkauft. Zuletzt bei Heyne erschienen: Die Tote von Buckingham Palace. Die Originalausgabe BETRAYAL AT LISSON GROVE erschien 2010 bei Headline Publishing Group, London
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